Nov 02 Fears grow for thousands trapped in Sudan's el-Fasher as few residents reach safety By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Only a few thousand Sudanese have reached the nearest camp for displaced people in the days since Sudan’s paramilitary forces seized el-Fasher city, raising fears over tens of thousands who might still be trapped as survivors described killings and other… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 8:45 Sudan's brutal civil war escalates as paramilitary forces go on killing rampage By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Sudan's civil war has entered a new and horrific phase as paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have gone on a killing rampage after taking over the key city of El Fasher in western Darfur. Hundreds of thousands have fled after witnessing… Continue watching
Oct 31 Reported rampage by Sudanese paramilitary force in Darfur puts fate of thousands in question By Sarah El Deeb, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Sudanese fleeing a paramilitary force that seized a city in the country’s Darfur region trickled into a nearby refugee camp Thursday after walking for miles, telling aid workers that roads were littered with bodies. Continue reading
Oct 29 Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The World Health Organization says it is appalled by the reports of 460 people killed at Saudi Maternity Hospital. The Sudan Doctors Network says the Rapid Support Forces cold-bloodedly killed everyone inside. Witnesses describe widespread ethnic and politically motivated killings. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 8:04 Sudan's cultural heritage becomes a casualty in its civil war By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Leila Jackson Sudan’s civil war has become a humanitarian catastrophe of staggering scale, marked by famine, ethnic cleansing and sexual violence. Over three years, an estimated 150,000 people have been killed, and nearly 13 million have been forced from their homes. But… Continue watching
Oct 11 Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in North Darfur, aid group says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A shelling and drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a shelter in a besieged city in the Darfur region, killing at least 53 people, a doctors’ group said Saturday. The onslaught was the latest in Sudan's more than two-year… Continue reading
Oct 06 ICC convicts militia leader of atrocities in Darfur killings more than 20 years ago By Mike Corder, Associated Press Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman was convicted of crimes for leading Janjaweed militia forces in Darfur that went on a campaign of killing and destruction in 2003-2004. Continue reading
Sep 19 Sudanese paramilitary group reportedly kills 43 in mosque drone strike, says a local medical group By Fatma Khaled, Associated Press The Sudan Doctors Network said Friday on X that Muslim worshipers, including older people and children, were killed in a drone strike launched by the Rapid Support Forces, calling it a “heinous crime” against unarmed civilians that showed the group’s… Continue reading
Sep 02 Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 people after wiping out entire village in Darfur By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Sudan Liberation Movement-Army said Monday that initial information indicates the death of all village residents, with only one survivor. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 4:14 WFP director Cindy McCain on the humanitarian crisis, starvation in Sudan By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Janine AlHadidi The International Rescue Committee estimates that worldwide, countries with about 11% of the world’s population account for a staggering 82% of people needing humanitarian aid. William Brangham spoke with Cindy McCain, director of the United Nations’ World Food Program, about… Continue watching